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26 Intangible assets

Balance sheet disclosures

26 Intangible assets

26.1 Overview


€m
	Internally generated intangible assets	Purchased brand names	Purchased customer lists	Other purchased intangible assets	Goodwill	Advance payments and intangible assets under development	Total
	Internally generated intangible assets	Purchased brand names	Purchased customer lists	Other purchased intangible assets	Goodwill	Advance payments and intangible assets under development	Total	Cost
Balance at 1 January 2009	1,010	410	791	1,402	11,189	108	14,910
Additions to consolidated group	0	0	0	0	26	1	27
Additions	88	0	0	94	30	59	271
Reclassifications	16	0	–6	64	0	–54	20
Disposals	–80	0	0	–155	–47	–19	–301
Currency translation differences	–1	36	20	12	93	1	161
Balance at 31 December 2009/1 January 2010	1,033	446	805	1,417	11,291	96	15,088
Additions to consolidated group	0	0	0	0	20	0	20
Additions	103	0	0	62	4	40	209
Reclassifications	–20	0	0	37	0	–26	–9
Disposals	–41	0	0	–170	–11	–20	–242
Currency translation differences	12	16	54	37	455	2	576
Balance at 31 December 2010	1,087	462	859	1,383	11,759	92	15,642
Amortisation and impairment losses
Balance at 1 January 2009	681	382	218	926	1,041	35	3,283
Additions to consolidated group	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amortisation	93	0	83	164	0	0	340
Impairment losses	2	0	0	77	0	2	81
Reclassifications	2	0	0	3	0	–1	4
Reversal of impairment losses	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Disposals	–65	0	0	–133	–33	–4	–235
Currency translation differences	–2	34	4	5	40	0	81
Balance at 31 December 2009/1 January 2010	711	416	305	1,042	1,048	32	3,554
Additions to consolidated group	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Amortisation	92	1	70	119	0	0	282
Impairment losses	0	0	0	6	0	0	6
Reclassifications	–4	0	0	–5	0	–1	–10
Reversal of impairment losses	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Disposals	–35	0	0	–122	0	0	–157
Currency translation differences	11	15	21	25	45	2	119
Balance at 31 December 2010	775	432	396	1,065	1,093	33	3,794
Carrying amount at 31 December 2010	312	30	463	318	10,666	59	11,848
Carrying amount at 31 December 2009	322	30	500	375	10,243	64	11,534

In the advance payments and intangible assets under development column, the prior-year figures for disposals in the cost and the amortisation and impairment losses sections were adjusted by €90 million each. This did not affect the carrying amounts.

Purchased software, concessions, industrial rights, licences and similar rights and assets are reported under purchased intangible assets. Internally generated intangible assets relate to development costs for internally developed software.

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26 Intangible assets

26.1 Overview

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